WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Vermont who sustained economic losses caused by the drought beginning Sept. 23, 2025. The disaster declaration covers the counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Windsor and Washington in Vermont, and Grafton County in New Hampshire, as well as Essex and